MS Passport and... Visa

HeUnique writes "Well, people have seen it coming. According to this story Microsoft is extending the Passport authentication system to process Credit card payment (currently: Visa and MasterCard) through a deal with Arcot Systems. Of course, with the ever-changing privacy terms that some companies keep changing without notifying their user - it won't take much long until they'll take your credit cards info for 'verification' and who knows what they'll do with it.. sigh.." In a nutshell: "Microsoft and Arcot plan to offer, later this fall, a service that will let banks require computer users to type in their Passport username and password to authenticate Visa or MasterCard credit cards." Take the word "require" in that sentence with a grain of salt, I guess. Favorite quote: "People will start trusting the system now that it's linked to credit cards." Sure.

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Re:Who needs credit cards anyway?

[Steve Franklin]

Where is Theodore when we really need him?

I don't even know what "Passport" is. I figure operating systems should stay in the background and stay out of my face. Do you guys have to report every time Microbrain tries to do something innovative like stick their foot up their own corporate ass? The top of the page says "stuff that matters." Clue #1: Microsoft doesn't matter.

Clue #1

[MemeRot]

You don't have a job programming in the real world. Disagree with Microsoft all you want, but just closing your eyes and pretending that the 900 pound gorilla in the corner just doesn't matter is foolish.

And try not to flaunt your ignorance as a virtue. Passport really has nothing whatsoever to do with an operating system.